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Criminal Law [2025] AfCHPR 14

Ange v Republic of Côte D’ivoire (Ruling) (Application No. 034/2019)

Ange v Republic of Côte D’ivoire (Ruling) (Application No. 034/2019) [2025] AfCHPR 14 (5 February 2025)

The African Court held that N'Guessan Yao Ange's application was inadmissible for failure to exhaust local remedies, despite confirming its jurisdiction.

  • Right To Fair Trial
  • Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
  • Legal Assistance
  • Proportionality Of Punishment
  • Exhaustion-of-local-remedies
  • Admissibility
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Criminal Law [2019] AfCHPR 29

Kisase v Tanzania (Application No. 005/2016)

Kisase v Tanzania (Application No. 005/2016) [2019] AfCHPR 29 (19 August 2019)

The African Court reopened pleadings in Sadick Marwa Kisase v Tanzania, accepted Tanzania’s late reparations response, and allowed the applicant to reply.

  • Right To Fair Trial
  • Legal Assistance
  • Equal Protection
  • Domestic Remedies
  • Right-to-fair-trial
  • Legal-assistance
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Constitutional Law [2017] AfCHPR 8

Jonas v United Republic of Tanzania (Application No. 011/2015)

Jonas v United Republic of Tanzania (Application No. 011/2015) [2017] AfCHPR 8 (28 September 2017)

The Court found that the applicant, an indigent person facing a serious criminal charge and severe punishment, was not afforded free legal assistance by the respondent State at any stage of the criminal proceedings. The State failed in its positive obligation to inform and provide legal counsel, as required by Article 7(1)(c) of the African Charter and Article 14(3)(d) of the ICCPR. The Court held that exhaustion of local remedies was satisfied by the applicant's appeal to the highest national court, and that extraordinary remedies such as constitutional petition or review were not obligatory…

  • Right To Fair Trial
  • Legal Assistance
  • Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
  • Sentencing Legality
  • Admissibility Requirements
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